Early morning, a quiet canal and gondolas docked and waiting for the day's activity... this is Venice.

I was captivated with the children as they interacted with the pigeons in Piazza San Marco. The joy in this curly headed girl's face pretty much sums it up. This image was captured on Ilford XP2 film with a Zeiss 135mm fixed lens, no auto focus on my cameras back then.

The Bridge of Sighs is truly an iconic landmark of Venice and a black and white presentation gives it a timeless feel. The blur from a slow shutter speed gives the canal reflections a softness.

I found this little girl's expression humorous and the context begged the question that has become the title of this image. This image was captured on Ilford XP2 film with a Zeiss 135mm fixed lens, no auto focus on my cameras back then.

This black and white photograph has been scanned and then toned and softened digitally to capture the romantic feel of Venice while still retaining the fell of the original black and white image. It was originally captured on Ilford XP2 film with a my trusted old Contax RTS camera.

I captured a series of images of this girl as she interacted with the pigeons. In this image the white bird added just the right contrast. This image was captured on Ilford XP2 film with a Zeiss 135mm fixed lens, no auto focus on my cameras back then.

While photographing the children in Piazza San Marco I spied a couple of newly weds having their photos taken and slipped in one of my own. What a great place to have your weddings pics. This image was captured on Ilford XP2 film with a Zeiss 135mm fixed lens, no auto focus on my cameras back then.

Another in the series of images of this girl with the pigeons. I don't recall what prompted this gesture and expression but I believe it had to do with some pigeons taking flight. This image was captured on Ilford XP2 film with a Zeiss 135mm fixed lens, no auto focus on my cameras back then.

In Venice there is no shortage of canals and gondolas awaiting the capture of their portrait.